Big Boy Restaurants

Big Boy Restaurants Big Boy Restaurants International, LLC
Tip	društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću
Osnovana	Glendale, Kalifornija, SAD (6. 8. 1936)[1]
Osnivač	Bob Wian
Sjedište	Warren, Michigan, DSD
Ključni kadrovi	Robert Liggett, Jr.,      (predsjedatelj i predsjednik) Keith E. Sirois, (CEO) Bruce Ferguson, (CFO)
Površina djelovanja	Michigan (72 radnje) Kalifornija (5 radnji) Ohio (2 radnje) Sjeverna Dakota (1 radnja) Japan (279 radnji)
Industrija	brza hrana restorani
Web-sajt	bigboy.com

Big Boy Restaurants International, LLC je lanac restorana sa sjedištem u američkom gradu Warren u državi Michigan (u metropolitanskom području Detroita.^[2] Uz njega postoji i Frisch's Big Boy Restaurants sa sjedištem u Cincinnatiju u državi Ohio. Ime Big Boy, dizajn, estetika naslova i meniji su prethodno bili pod licencom u nizu regionalnih franšiza.

Big Boy je godine 1936. pod imenom Bob's Pantry osnovao Bob Wian u Glendaleu u Kaliforniji.^[3] Restoran je poslije postao poznat kao "Bob's, Home of the Big Boy Hamburger" (sh. Bobov, dom Big Boy hamburgera) odnosno kao Bob's Big Boy. Postao je lokalni lanac pod tim imenom, a kasnije je Big Boy pod franšizom vodila kompanija Robert C. Wian Enterprises. Godine 1967. je Marriott Corporation otkupila Big Boy. Jedan od većih operatera franšiza, Elias Brothers, otkupila je lanac od Marriotta 19878. godine i premjestila sjedište u Warren u Michiganu, sve dok je 2000. nije proglašen bankrot. Za vrijeme stečajnog postupka je prodan investitoru Robertu Liggettu, Jr., koji ju je preimneovao Big Boy Restaurants International i zadržao sjedište u Warrenu. Kompanija danas vodi franšizu od 80 Big Boy restorana u SAD.^[4][5][6][7] Big Boy Restaurants International također pod licencom drže 279 Big Boy restorana u Japanu.

Odmah nakon Liggettove kupovine,, Big Boy Restaurants International—tada pod imenom Liggett Restaurant Enterprises—ugovorio je sporazum sa drugim vodećim operatorom franšize Frisch's Restaurants. Zaštitni znak Big Boya u Kentuckyju, Indian i većini Ohioa and Tennesseea je došao u Frischovo vlasništvo; sve druge Frisch'sove teritorije su otišle Liggettu.^[8][9] (Bankrot je zbog zaprijetio Frisch'sovom korištenju zaštitnog znaka Big Boy.) Tako Frisch's više nije vlasnik franšie, nego dijeli zaštitni znak sa Big Boy Restaurants.^[10] Frisch's vodi 121 Big Boy restorana u SAD.^[11][12][13]

Izvori

1. Slavin, Barbara (9. 8. 1978). „Drive-ins and carhops are things of the past”. The Day. New York Times News Service (New London, CT): str. 5. Pristupljeno 14. 4. 2015. 
2. "[1] Arhivirano 2014-09-02 na Wayback Machine-u." Big Boy. Retrieved on November 23, 2012. "4199 Marcy St. Warren, MI 48091"
3. Hansen, Christian (2002). The Big Boy Story: "King of Them All". Santa Barbara: Haagen Printing. str. 11. ISBN 978-0967194363. 
4. „Locations: Big Boy”. bigboy.com. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2016-09-01. Pristupljeno 28. 8. 2017. 
5. Hotts, Mitch (1. 9. 2017). „Big Boy in Mount Clemens closes after 40 years”. The Macomb Daily (Township, MI: Digital First Media). Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2018-03-11. Pristupljeno 9. 9. 2017. »[T]he eatery closed after the last shift on Sunday night [August 27, 2017].«  This restaurant is not removed from the 81 locations listing at big boy.com.
6. * DesOrmeau, Taylor (26. 9. 2016). „Big Boy in Jackson closes its doors”. Jackson Citizen Patriot. Pristupljeno 19. 10. 2016. »[The Jackson, Michigan] Big Boy officially closed Monday, Sept. 26, [2016]. ... The restaurant opened as a Big Boy between 1960 and 1961, the source said.« 
   • Reznich, Thomas (6. 10. 2016). „Goodbye Big Boy”. Houghton Lake Resorter. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2017-07-09. Pristupljeno 18. 10. 2016. »The Big Boy that graced the top of the Big Boy restaurant sign on M-55 at Houghton Lake was lowered to the ground Oct. 3.... Libby Whittington, daughter of restaurant building owner Barb Whittington, ... said the restaurant will continue to operate, but will now be known as Mikey’s.« 
7. Bailey, Jennifer (13. 4. 2017). „Big Boy Restaurant gets new name”. Danville Commercial News. Pristupljeno 7. 5. 2017. »[T]he restaurant no longer has a contract with Big Boy and the owners are opening their own restaurant at 369 Lynch Rd.
        The name of the restaurant will now be Border Cafe.« 
8. "Transfer Agreement between The Liggett Restaurant Group and Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. Arhivirano 2013-06-16 na Wayback Machine-u", January 12, 2001.
9. "Agreement Regarding Use of Trademarks", November 7, 2007.
10. Biank-Fasig, Lisa (10. 1. 2001). „Ohio turf gets larger for Frisch's”. Cincinnati Enquirer. Pristupljeno 5. 9. 2016. »Craig Maier, chief executive of Frisch's, said the bankruptcy nearly cost the Cincinnati company its right to franchise Big Boys.
         "In a bankruptcy proceeding, franchise contracts are considered to be no different than a contract to owe money," Mr. Maier said. "They could have said, 'You are no longer franchisee of the Big Boy system.' " « 
11. „Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery/Frisch's Big Boy”. Nation's Restaurant News. Pristupljeno 15. 6. 2015. »The Big Boy system has restaurants operated by and franchised to others by Big Boy Restaurants International LLC and Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. ... Headquarters: Big Boy Restaurants International LLC – Warren, Mich./Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. – Cincinnati, Ohio ... CEO: Big Boy International – Keith Sirois/Frisch’s – Craig F. Maier« 
12. "Order of United States Patent and Trademark Office, Concurrent Use Proceeding Number 94002189", Big Boy Restaurants International, LLC and Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. August 18, 2009.
13. "Frisch's Restaurants Announces Transaction with Affiliate of NRD Partners I, L.P. at $34 Per Share" (Press release). Cincinnati: Frisch's Restaurants. PR Newswire. 22. 5. 2015. Retrieved 28. 5. 2015. Agreement Contemplates Continued Operation of all 95 Company Owned Frisch's Restaurants along with 26 Franchised Locations {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

Vanjske veze

Big Boy Restaurants na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• Big Boy Restaurants International
• Frisch's Big Boy Restaurants Arhivirano 2012-05-05 na Wayback Machine-u
• Frisch's Big Boy of NorthWest Ohio, Bennett Enterprises
• Bob's Big Boy Restaurant, Burbank, CA
• Big Boy (Restaurants) Japan partial English translation by Google